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Other Topics => Completely Off-Topic => Topic started by: joann on September 08, 2003, 08:57:32 am
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I have never been a fan of magicians, don't liked being tricked or fooled I guess. But the illusions of David Blaine have always intrigued me. I like the 'street magic', up close and personal stuff, you know?
But these stunts of late.... frozen in a block of ice, buried alive, now living in a plexiglass box 40 ft above the ground? What is he thinking? Is anyone getting this?
Is this really a test of physical and mental endurance? Is this art?
I think it's boring. David go back to 'pick a card, any card.' Please.
What do you think?
Any of you London peeps actually seen any of this madness?
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Dunno David, but do know it's your anniversary!!
Congrats
;)
l t 3 u f e n m w m e d j r t o w c
Heehee
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Some people just like pushing themselves further and further I guess. He probably makes a lot of money from it too. I imagine the pay isn't too bad for only 44 days work :)
-Kev
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I don't get it either . . .weird. *shrugs*
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anniversary............ wha :!: :?:
you mean he gets PAID for this too? I thought living rent free for 44 days was payment enough.
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I freeze every night, and do I get paid for it? Noooo! :(
I know if its no rent in NY, then he had better be happy.
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anniversary............ wha :!: :?:
yes, Miss
Today's Sept. 8th 2003 and you joined Sept 8th 2002
Which makes it your board-anniversary!
*throws confetti, and tries to give Jo a kiss
heee
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you mean he gets PAID for this too? I thought living rent free for 44 days was payment enough.
I know! A great great view and free water too. I mean, some people are just greedy ;)
-Kev
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My friend Siba went to see him and he waved to her, they also signalled for him to get up and he did. lol, loads of boys have been throwing eggs and things at him too- thats the English for you, he sure as hell wouldn't get that in America.
I don't know, i found all the other things interesting- he really is pushing human barriers but it scares me this one, i watched him going into the box and i just couldn't bare it so i had to switch over. In a way, i don't like it because i know there are SO many people in this world starving involuntarily and yet there is this huge deal about him voluntarily doing it, you know?
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I agree Rosie, we don't need David Blaine to do this to get a glimpse of human suffering....................
and what a waste of scrambled eggs!
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Maybe they were rotten egs
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green eggs and ham?
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David blaine is amazing. The guy is a nut case, but the stuff he does is incredible. Some of his "tricks" are unexplainable.
Like, you know how most card tricks you're like "oh, they are cut cards" or "oh, theres some kind of mathematic reason why that works" or you figure hes got some other slight of hand illusion going. Well some of the stuff he does I cannot find any logical explanation for.
Like, he does a card trick, and the card the guy names is in the marks shoe. And it's not like david takes it out. The MARK takes it out! Of his own shoe! How does a magician put a card in another mans shoe without him knowing?
FREAKY!
He claims these forzen in ice/hanging ina box stunts are actual physical challenges and not illusions. Who knows if its true or not.
---Andrew
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Er...maybe a dumb question, but
what's a mark..?
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Er...maybe a dumb question, but
what's a mark..?
It's what magicians/swindlers/conmen/performers refer to the person you are performing the act/trick/scam/show on. Not the casual observers, but the person directly involved.
---Andrew
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yay
thank you
:D
*decides to use Andrew as an English teacher from now on
;)
lol, j/k
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yeah, his street magic is the best
I saw one of his TV specials and he did that card trick and the card was in a little girl's back pocket
and once he threw the deck of cards at a store window from outside the store and the guy's card was stuck to the window, on the INSIDE
and he does this thing where he can just tell you what card you are thinking of by 'reading your mind', and he did it into the tv camera, to the viewer (ME) and he picked the card I was thinking of, I SWEAR!
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Hey, I think I saw that one with the card sticking to the inside of the window...or did you tell me about that..?
*can't really remember
Wicked, I'm gonna write him a letter asking him to teach me his tricks
;)
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yeah, his street magic is the best
I saw one of his TV specials and he did that card trick and the card was in a little girl's back pocket
and once he threw the deck of cards at a store window from outside the store and the guy's card was stuck to the window, on the INSIDE
and he does this thing where he can just tell you what card you are thinking of by 'reading your mind', and he did it into the tv camera, to the viewer (ME) and he picked the card I was thinking of, I SWEAR!
I saw that one on TV a couple of days ago. I watched a documentary once (and wished I hadn't because it kind of ruined it) that explains how he does all his tricks. Really clever stuff. He's great.
-Kev
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I do agree that a lot of things he does have no logical explanation. And i do truely believe that they aren't illusions- they are pushing human barriers etc. I just don't like this stunt, i do think it is some way kind of sick really- interesting, but you know- i hope maybe it makes people think about how horrible it is to starve.
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yeah, his street magic is the best
I saw one of his TV specials and he did that card trick and the card was in a little girl's back pocket
and once he threw the deck of cards at a store window from outside the store and the guy's card was stuck to the window, on the INSIDE
and he does this thing where he can just tell you what card you are thinking of by 'reading your mind', and he did it into the tv camera, to the viewer (ME) and he picked the card I was thinking of, I SWEAR!
I saw that one on TV a couple of days ago. I watched a documentary once (and wished I hadn't because it kind of ruined it) that explains how he does all his tricks. Really clever stuff. He's great.
-Kev
ooh tell me! I thought he was a weird angel, lol.
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ooh tell me! I thought he was a weird angel, lol.
lol. That's what people actually think when you watch the shows! it's incredible. It just goes to show how good he is, when people only have super-natural explanations.
I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone. Some are just pure skill, others are totally ingenius (often amazingly simple) ideas. The only disappointing one is his levitation trick. I'm sure you could find the solutions all over the net if you really want :)
But I still think that illusionist who made the orient express disappear and walked through The Great Wall of China was better (David Copperfield, I think?)
-Kev
P.S. The shoe one was never explained, I want to see that one :)
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David blaine is amazing. The guy is a nut case, but the stuff he does is incredible. Some of his "tricks" are unexplainable.
FREAKY!
---Andrew
Yes he is!!
I saw one of his TV specials and he did that card trick and the card was in a little girl's back pocket
I know right...FREAKY!!
Did you see him levitate? FREAKY!!
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Hey, I think I saw that one with the card sticking to the inside of the window...or did you tell me about that..?
*can't really remember
Wicked, I'm gonna write him a letter asking him to teach me his tricks
;)
I told you about that, of course
I tell you everything
;)
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David blaine is amazing. The guy is a nut case, but the stuff he does is incredible. Some of his "tricks" are unexplainable.
FREAKY!
---Andrew
Yes he is!!
I saw one of his TV specials and he did that card trick and the card was in a little girl's back pocket
I know right...FREAKY!!
Did you see him levitate? FREAKY!!
I might have to find out how he did that. Something didn't look right about it when they showed it on TV. You always wonder if it is edited in. But the way people react to him is FREAKY!